I found a space right in front.
There were fifty minutes on the meter, and I
made a mental note to come back in 45 and put
in more money. When I came back, there were still
fifty minutes on the meter. The gods have smiled.
When you're in the womb, at some point you get
handed a long list of things to choose among.
There are thousands of them. You get to pick
some, but not many. You don't know what they
are-you haven't even been born yet. Some things
were useful a long time ago, like being able
to catch a mammoth every time, or not get Black
Plague. Some things will be useful in the future,
like resistance to invisible death rays or always
getting water coupons. Some things are useful
right now, like getting a parking space or having
a good dentist. Since you're picking at random,
you tend to get things that aren't very useful
because they never come up. No mammoths anymore.
But, I must have checked off parking, because
I always just have the best luck finding a space.
Maybe I should have picked something else, but
hey, I was just a kid.